PSYCHOLOGY AQA GCSE PAPER 1 | STUDY
GUIDE AND EXAM REVISION | PRACTICE
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, Long term store Vast amount of info for long period of time
Peterson and Peterson Aim- see rehearsal necessary to hold info short term memory store
Method- participants given set of 3 letters count backwards prevent rehearsal then asked
to recall
Results- forgotten after 18 seconds
Conclusion- concluded we cannot hold info in short unless rehearsed
Evaluation- lacks ecological validity we do not normally do this
Murdock Aim- provide evidence to support multi store explanation of memory
Method- learn list words recall in any order
Results- words at end recalled (recency effect) and words at start recalled (primary
effect) middle forgot
Conclusion- concluded provides evidence for short term and long term memory stores
Evaluation- lacks ecological validity not a normal task
Reconstructive memory Altering our recollection of things so that they make more sense to us
Bartlett Aim- when given unfamiliar to tell would we alter info
Method- read 'the war of the ghosts' later asked to recall repeated several times in week
Results- discovered difficulty remembering changed parts
Conclusion- memory is influenced by our beliefs
Evaluation- not normal task lacks ecological validity
Wynn and Logie Aim- see if recall of stories change familiar event
Method- uni students recalled first week several times in year
Results- stayed the same
Conclusion- concluded memory for familiar events will not change
Evaluation- we do not know how accurate it was to begin with
Structural processing Thinking about the appearance of a word to learn it
Phonetic processing Thinking about the sound of a word to learn it
Semantic processing Thinking about the meaning of a word to learn it
Levels of processing The depth of which info is thought about when trying to learn it
GUIDE AND EXAM REVISION | PRACTICE
MATERIALS | 100% VERIFIED | A+
GUARANTEE
Updated Questions and Answers | 100% Verified Exam Prep
, Long term store Vast amount of info for long period of time
Peterson and Peterson Aim- see rehearsal necessary to hold info short term memory store
Method- participants given set of 3 letters count backwards prevent rehearsal then asked
to recall
Results- forgotten after 18 seconds
Conclusion- concluded we cannot hold info in short unless rehearsed
Evaluation- lacks ecological validity we do not normally do this
Murdock Aim- provide evidence to support multi store explanation of memory
Method- learn list words recall in any order
Results- words at end recalled (recency effect) and words at start recalled (primary
effect) middle forgot
Conclusion- concluded provides evidence for short term and long term memory stores
Evaluation- lacks ecological validity not a normal task
Reconstructive memory Altering our recollection of things so that they make more sense to us
Bartlett Aim- when given unfamiliar to tell would we alter info
Method- read 'the war of the ghosts' later asked to recall repeated several times in week
Results- discovered difficulty remembering changed parts
Conclusion- memory is influenced by our beliefs
Evaluation- not normal task lacks ecological validity
Wynn and Logie Aim- see if recall of stories change familiar event
Method- uni students recalled first week several times in year
Results- stayed the same
Conclusion- concluded memory for familiar events will not change
Evaluation- we do not know how accurate it was to begin with
Structural processing Thinking about the appearance of a word to learn it
Phonetic processing Thinking about the sound of a word to learn it
Semantic processing Thinking about the meaning of a word to learn it
Levels of processing The depth of which info is thought about when trying to learn it
